Elle Moxley
Elle covers education for KCUR. The best part of her job is talking to students. Before coming to KCUR in 2014, Elle covered Indiana education policy for NPR’s StateImpact project. Her work covering Indiana’s exit from the Common Core was nationally recognized with an Edward R. Murrow award. Her work at KCUR has been recognized by the Missouri Broadcasters Association and the Kansas City Press Club. She is a graduate of the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism. Elle regularly tweets photos of her dog, Kingsley. There is a wounded Dr. Ian Malcolm bobblehead on her desk.
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Joe Biden has secured 290 electoral votes after winning Pennsylvania and Nevada. President Trump says the election isn't over yet.
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Lines were short in Johnson County Tuesday morning because so many Kansans voted early. In Missouri, there were long waits to vote in some precincts, but not at Arrowhead.
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German students headed back to school after a two-month lockdown in the spring. Eight months after the pandemic began, many students in Kansas City and St. Louis are still learning at home.
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Essential workers don't have to quarantine as long as they don't have symptoms. Declaring teachers essential would keep them in classrooms even after having close contact with someone who has COVID-19.
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To keep students in school, more people need to wear masks, practice social distancing and minimize contact with others.
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Jackson County Legislators Can't Decide If Urban Or Suburban Schools Should Get More Coronavirus AidSuburban school districts will get more money if Jackson County distributes CARES funds by enrollment. But high poverty districts say the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on the low-income families they serve.
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The district purchased the devices when they still thought this school year would start in person, but since everyone is learning virtually, students need more data.
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The new guidance, which came out quietly on Wednesday, has stricter thresholds than the gating criteria in use in many school districts across the country.
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Some parents might be able to get at least part of their paycheck if their kids' classes via Zoom are preventing them from working.
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With So Many Kansas City Area School Buildings Closed, Classrooms Are Springing Up In Unlikely PlaceJust because students are starting the semester virtually doesn’t mean they’re learning from home.